Walker practicing with Spurs' G League team

San Antonio Spurs' Lonnie Walker IV pauses on the court after injuring his leg during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Detroit Pistons, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, in San Antonio. San Antonio won 117-93. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Photo: Darren Abate, Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO - Spurs rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV is hitting another benchmark in his recovery from a preseason knee injury.

The Spurs on Sunday announced they have assigned Walker to the Austin Spurs.

Walker, who is rehabbing from a right medial meniscus tear, will practice with the G League team on Sunday through Wednesday.

Last week before a game in New Orleans, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich indicated the club's medical staff could be targeting a December return for Walker.

"As of a couple of days ago, they said it would be a couple of more weeks," Popovich said Nov. 19.

After three years as a part-time employee covering mainly high school sports, Tom Orsborn became a full-time employee at the Express-News in October 1985. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL since 1999 and has also covered the Spurs, the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and a variety of other events, including 14 Super Bowls.